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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6462-14

The authorities of the Republic may grant power to the president of the territorial council or his representative to negotiate and sign agreements mentioned in the last paragraph of article LO 6462-13…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Banking Inclusion Observatory

Article R312-14

The banking inclusion indicators defined by the Observatory are filled in by the credit institutions, each as far as it is concerned, as part of the information sent to the Observatory, mentioned in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Isolated work.

Article R4512-14

For work carried out in an agricultural establishment, the provisions of article R. 4512-13 only apply to work carried out on or near the premises of the farm, business or establishment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Formation and operation of regional joint cross-industry committees

Article D6323-20-3

The provisions of articles R. 6332-13, R. 6332-14 and R. 6332-34 to R. 6332-37 are applicable to the regional joint cross-industry committees.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-924

Associate practitioners may take unpaid full-time parental leave to bring up their child, in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 6153-13.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Long-stay visas

Article L312-4

…national holding a residence permit in France under articles L. 423-7, L. 423-14, L. 423-17, L. 423-21, L. 423-23, L. 426-5 whose spouse, during a stay abroad, has stolen the identity documents and re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-22

The agreement provided for in Article L. 1233-21 sets the conditions under which the social and economic committee :1° Is convened and informed of the economic and financial situation of the company ;…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L355-2

…ask insurance and reinsurance undertakings and the undertakings referred to in I of Article L. 356-21 to provide him with any information relating to contracts held by intermediaries or contracts ent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-10

…e prepared using, in addition to the valuation methods provided for in articles L. 123-18 to L. 123-21, the valuation methods laid down by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables. Assets he…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R613-4-1

Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution delegates, pursuant to Article L. 613-21-6, its responsibility for the supervision of a subsidiary to the competent authorities that have aut…

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